The pkgmgr system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process...
Vulnerability Description
The pkgmgr system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to perform package management actions, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. Such actions include installing, decrypting, and killing other packages. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- https://review.tizen.org/git/?p=platform/core/appfw/pkgmgr-server.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aac8a95859828a058d8e06893982b11ebc81dd78
- https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%20Kim%20and%20Hyoung%20Kee%20Choi%20-%20Updated/DEFCON-26-Dongsung-Kim-and-Hyoung-Kee-Choi-Your-Watch-Can-Watch-You-Updated.pdf
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be
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